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News Release from: Eurotech | Subject: Embedded Linux development kit for Pegasus
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 12 February 2003
Java joins embedded PC development kit
Arcom has enhanced its Embedded Linux development kit for the 133MHz PC/104 Pegasus embedded PC.
Arcom has enhanced its Embedded Linux development kit for the 133MHz PC/104 Pegasus embedded PC This hardware/software development kit provides a proven and ready-to-run platform for embedded Linux with an option for running embedded Java applications using IBM's high performance J9 JVM
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 21 Feb 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Embedded PC tackles demanding comms applications
Arcom Control Systems has a new PC/104 form factor embedded processor board powered by the 133MHz AMD SC520 PC-compatible controller.
SBC is flexible about processing power
A new EBX form factor single board computer from Arcom can be fitted with any Intel Socket 370 Celeron or Pentium III processor up to 1GHz.
The MQIsdp client application maintains a low data overhead by publishing data on a 'report-by-exception' basis, rather than by continuous polling.
This architecture offers cost effective communications over a low bandwidth dial up telephone network, GSM/GPRS wireless modem or even using a satellite link.
Arcom has made it easy to achieve the first steps in users' development programmes by including working examples of the MQIsdp client (for both C and Java) to establish communications and publish data to an IBM WebSphere MQ Integrator broker hosted by Arcom.
The entire development kit is based on the GNU/Linux operating system using the proven and robust 2.4 kernel.
The optional IBM JVM and any Java based application can load and execute directly from the onboard 16Mbyte Flash memory using the high reliability compressed Flash filing system (JFFS2).
This comprehensive development kit includes the Pegasus PC/104 single board computer fitted with 32Mbyte DRAM and 16Mbyte of Flash, PSU, rugged enclosure, serial and Ethernet cable set, quickstart manual and the development kit utility CD.
Also included is a copy of IBM's award winning WebSphere Studio Device Developer IDE development tools which lets users quickly develop, debug and deploy their Java based applications.
The Pegasus is a fanless 133MHz AMD SC520 (Am5x86) based processor board offering 10/100baseTx Ethernet, four serial ports, 128Kbyte of fast SRAM, printer port, IDE interface and expansion via the PC/104 bus.
The product is a standard PC/104 size board (3.6 by 3.8in) and is targeted at deeply embedded communication applications. Request a free brochure from Eurotech ...
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